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The Philadelphia skyline is pictured at dusk in May 2020.
Community
The Philadelphia Tribune

Report: Racial disparities prevalent in job opportunities in Philly

Philadelphia faces the challenge of having fewer businesses and employment opportunities than other big East Coast cities.

6 years ago

(NBC10)
Community
NBC10

Gunman shoots 2 teens, 3 men in North Philadelphia

The victims were on North 30th and West Cumberland streets Tuesday afternoon when a gunman opened fire.

6 years ago

Former President Bill Clinton speaks during the funeral service for the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, Thursday, July 30, 2020.  (Alyssa Pointer/Atlanta Journal-Constitution via AP, Pool)
Politics & Policy

Democrats’ Day 2 focus: Trump’s global leadership deficit

A day after Michelle Obama's passion wowed Democrats, Joe Biden is drawing on a collection of his party's most experienced leaders at the Democratic National Convention.

6 years ago

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine
Health

Pa. coronavirus recovery: App to track COVID-19 exposure coming in September

The app uses tech developed by Apple and Google to track if users have come within six feet of someone who’s tested positive for COVID for 15 minutes.

6 years ago

Women's suffrage parade
Politics & Policy

Women’s suffrage anniversary commemorations highlight racial divide

The 19th Amendment was ratified on Aug. 18, 1920, but many women of color were prevented from casting ballots for decades.

6 years ago

President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in Osaka, Japan, Friday, June 28, 2019. (Susan Walsh/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Senate Intelligence Committee report: Trump campaign’s Russia contacts ‘grave’ threat

The Trump campaign's interactions with Russian intelligence services during the 2016 presidential election posed a “grave” counterintelligence threat.

6 years ago

A game-battered Panthers helmet.
Community

PIAA official: ‘Fairly confident’ fall sports can proceed

The Wolf administration says that youth sports increase the risk of spreading the virus and should be canceled for now.

6 years ago

Mail-in ballot
Courts & Law

Pennsylvania aims to move election fight to state high court

In many ways, the Democratic Party's lawsuit is asking state courts to rule the opposite of what President Donald Trump's campaign and GOP are seeking in federal court.

6 years ago

About 50 protesters marched against inequity in Center City Monday.
Politics & Policy

Protesters at Biden’s Philly HQ push him to get aggressive on poverty; 1 arrested

Ralliers gathered outside of Biden’s Philly office, calling him to support universal healthcare and the Green New Deal. One protester was arrested.

6 years ago

Nick Moncy, a young Black man, draws outside in a West Philadelphia park while wearing a mask
PlanPhilly
Arts & Entertainment

Meet the artist who’s recreating a classic French painting — West Philly style

"A Sunday Afternoon at Clark Park" will be built from sketches of different West Philadelphians spending time at the beloved neighborhood green.

6 years ago

Residents at the Southern Pines nursing home are separated and wear face coverings during their daily bingo game in Warner Robins, Ga., on Thursday, June 25, 2020. “We’re going to have to run different for a long while,” says administrator Donna Stefano. “Otherwise it’s going to come back and next time we may not be so lucky.” (AP Photo/John Bazemore)
Health

Report: Nursing home cases up nearly 80% in COVID-19 rebound

Long-term care facilities account for less than 1% of the U.S. population, but more than 40 percent of COVID-19 deaths.

6 years ago

Coronavirus patient samples
Health

FDA flags accuracy problem with widely used coronavirus test

Potential accuracy issues with a widely used coronavirus test could lead to false results for patients, U.S. health officials warned.

6 years ago

In this Aug. 12, 2020, file photo Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden is seen on monitors as he speaks during a virtual grassroots fundraiser at the Hotel DuPont in Wilmington, Del. As Democrats gather virtually this week to nominate Joe Biden for the presidency, party leaders and activists across the political spectrum agree on one unifying force: their desire to defeat President Donald Trump. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Politics & Policy

Delaware delegates excited to ‘host’ DNC convention

No state delegates will attend the Democrats’ gathering in Milwaukee, but they’re pumped to be closer to the virtual stage being set up in Wilmington.

6 years ago

A bullet hole in a vehicle outside Clayborn and Lewis Playground in West Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

‘Your whole day is watching your back’: Philly on edge after another violent weekend

Thirty-five people were shot in Philly over the weekend, leaving communities on edge and residents to keep children inside and avoid their stoops.

6 years ago

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First Lady Michelle Obama arrives to address the crowd at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pa., on the first day of the Democratic National Convention, July 25, 2016. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) (CQ Roll Call via AP Images)
Politics & Policy

Watch live: 2020 Democratic National Convention – Night one

Special coverage of the first night of the Democratic National Convention.

6 years ago

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